The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is hosting a national training workshop to equip 192 school management team members of 22 schools for visual impairment and 43 schools for hearing impairment with advanced management skills in these areas of specialisation. 88 provincial and district officials will also be part of the workshop in order to monitor and support targeted schools effectively.
The DBE is involving the main stakeholders in the field such as Braille South Africa, Blind South Africa, South African National Council for the Blind, the Orientation and Mobility College, Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA), Sign Language Education and Development (SLED), and selected Universities as partners in this initiative.
The department is committed to improving the quality of teaching and learning for all learners with disabilities in special and ordinary schools.
All members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: 9 to 11 March 2011
Time: 09h00 to 17h00
Venue: The Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg
RSVP:
Mabore Sefara
Cell: 076 983 4559
Tel: 012 357 3775
E-mail: Sefara.m@dbe.gov.za
Source: Department of Education
